ATX TV Festival to Award Henry Winkler, Adds Orphan Black and More

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Mar 28, 2014 at 6:38 PM

The ATX Television Festival has announced its Year 3 lineup, including its firstAchievement in Television Excellence Award, which will be presented toHenry Winkler.Winkler, whose career spans fromThe Mary Tyler Moore Showand Happy Daysto recent roles onRoyal PainsandArrested Development, willreceive the ...

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The ATX Television Festival has announced its Year 3 lineup, including its first Achievement in Television Excellence Award, which will be presented to Henry Winkler.

Winkler, whose career spans from The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Happy Days to recent roles on Royal Pains and Arrested Development, will receive the award during the festival weekend with a ceremony and a Q&A.

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The festival has also announced the addition of BBC America's Orphan Black to its lineup with a panel including co-creators Graeme Manson and John Fawcett. CBS' new series Reckless and ABC's Revenge have also been added. Men of a Certain Age, along with creator Mike Royce and star/co-creator Ray Romano, will be part of the "cancelled-too-soon" series. As previously announced, following last year's successful Boy Meets World reunion, the cast and creators of Hey Dude! and Everwood will reunite.

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"Each year we strive to surpass previous year's expectations in terms of showcasing programming from fan-favorite and premiere series," ATX Festival co-founders Emily Gipson and Caitlin McFarland said in a statement. "This year we are excited to add new networks like SundanceTV and BBC America, as well as continuing our partnership with Netflix, to appeal to a wide variety of audiences."'

Taking place in Austin, the four-day festival features screenings, premieres, and cast and crew Q&As, along with a variety of panels on industry topics. For the full list of attendees and programming for the festival, which will take place June 5-8, click here.

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